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91. Which term in Vedic society denoted the family or household as an important social unit?
Correct Answerसही उत्तर
A. Kula
Explanationव्याख्या
Kula was a term used for the family or household group and represented a fundamental social unit in Vedic society.
Early Vedic social organization was strongly based on kinship.
The family was generally patriarchal, with the father occupying an important position, although Vedic literature also preserves evidence of women's participation in religious and intellectual life.
Several families could form larger kin or clan groupings, while terms such as Grama, Vish and Jana represented broader social units in different contexts.
Jana referred to the tribe or people.
As society became more settled and territorial in the Later Vedic period, Janapada emerged as a term for a territorial political unit.
The household was also the centre of economic production and domestic ritual.
Cattle, agriculture and household labour were important components of daily life.
The institution of marriage was socially significant, and later Vedic texts increasingly emphasized lineage and inheritance.
Gotra identities also became more developed, particularly in Brahmanical social organization.
It is important not to assume that all social practices were identical across the entire Vedic period, which covered several centuries and witnessed major changes.
For examinations, Kula is best associated with family, Jana with tribe and Janapada with territory.
Understanding this hierarchy helps in questions about the evolution of Vedic social and political organization.
'कुल' वैदिक समाज में परिवार या पारिवारिक समूह के लिए प्रयुक्त महत्वपूर्ण शब्द था और यह सामाजिक संगठन की मूल इकाइयों में से एक था। प्रारंभिक वैदिक समाज में रक्त-संबंध और परिवार का विशेष महत्व था। परिवार सामान्यतः पितृसत्तात्मक था और पिता की भूमिका महत्वपूर्ण थी, हालांकि वैदिक साहित्य में महिलाओं की धार्मिक और बौद्धिक भागीदारी के उदाहरण भी मिलते हैं। कई परिवार मिलकर बड़े कुलीय या सामाजिक समूह बना सकते थे। ग्राम, विश और जन जैसे शब्द व्यापक सामाजिक इकाइयों के लिए विभिन्न संदर्भों में प्रयुक्त हुए। 'जन' का अर्थ जनजाति या लोग था, जबकि उत्तर वैदिक काल में स्थायी क्षेत्रीय राजनीतिक संगठन के विकास के साथ 'जनपद' शब्द महत्वपूर्ण हुआ। परिवार आर्थिक उत्पादन और घरेलू धार्मिक कर्मकांड का भी केंद्र था। पशुपालन, कृषि और घरेलू श्रम दैनिक जीवन के महत्वपूर्ण भाग थे। विवाह और वंश का सामाजिक महत्व समय के साथ बढ़ा तथा गोत्र व्यवस्था भी अधिक स्पष्ट हुई। पूरे वैदिक काल को एक समान सामाजिक व्यवस्था मानना उचित नहीं है क्योंकि कई शताब्दियों में महत्वपूर्ण परिवर्तन हुए। परीक्षा के लिए याद रखें: कुल—परिवार; जन—जनजाति; जनपद—क्षेत्रीय राजनीतिक इकाई।
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